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we will have highlights from tuesday's memorial, including remarks by president obama. it began saturday night at 8:35 eastern. >> c-span. we bring public affairs evidence to washington directly to you putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, and briefings and conferences, offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the u.s. house as a public service of private industry. c-span, created by the cable tv industry 34 years ago, funded by your local cable or satellite provider. and now watch us in hd. >> newly confirmed fcc chairman tom wheeler and his colleagues testified before the house energy and commerce subcommittee on the agency's goals. he talked about the delay of a broadcast spectrum auction to free up space for smartphone devices and other wireless communications. chairman wheeler told the committee they will only get one chance to have a successful auction because of statutory constraints. his testimony is about two hours, 20 minutes. >> called to order the communications, and it is a delight to welcome all five members of the fede
we will have highlights from tuesday's memorial, including remarks by president obama. it began saturday night at 8:35 eastern. >> c-span. we bring public affairs evidence to washington directly to you putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, and briefings and conferences, offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the u.s. house as a public service of private industry. c-span, created by the cable tv industry 34 years ago, funded by your local cable or...
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president obama will likely travel to south africa for the funeral of south africa president nelson mandela, according to the white house. nelson mandela died thursday. he was 95. coming up on c-span2, a hearing on higher education affordability. then senate judiciary committee chairman talks about human rights. and later an update on veterans disability claims. >>> a house panel investigation cost of higher education and the use of pell grants. we'll hear from student financial aid and higher education officials. this education and work force training subcommittee hearing is two hours. [inaudible conversations] the subcommittee will come to order. good morning. thank you for joining us for our hearing on pell grant program. we have an excellent panel of witnesses here this morning. we look toward to their testimony. this hearing is the 11th in the series designed to gain a more complete understanding of the challenges facing post secondary students and institutions. the hearings held to inform the committee of policy changes that should be considered as part of the upcoming reauthorization
president obama will likely travel to south africa for the funeral of south africa president nelson mandela, according to the white house. nelson mandela died thursday. he was 95. coming up on c-span2, a hearing on higher education affordability. then senate judiciary committee chairman talks about human rights. and later an update on veterans disability claims. >>> a house panel investigation cost of higher education and the use of pell grants. we'll hear from student financial aid...
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columbian president was in washington this week for talks with president obama. on tuesday, he spoke at the national press club about his country's free trade agreement with the u.s., the war on drugs, and peace talks with columbian rebels. this is an hour. >>> good afternoon. welcome to the national press club. my name is angela keane. i'm a reporter for "bloomberg news" and the 106th president of the national press club. we are the world's leading professional organization for journalists committed to our profession's future through our programming with the event such as this, while fostering a free press worldwide. for more information about the national press club, please visit our website at www.press.org. to donate to programs offered to the public through the national press club journalism institute. on behalf of our members worldwide, i would like to welcome our speaker and those in the audience today. if you hear applause, i note that members of the general public are also attending. so it's not necessarily evidence of a lack of journalistic objectivity.
columbian president was in washington this week for talks with president obama. on tuesday, he spoke at the national press club about his country's free trade agreement with the u.s., the war on drugs, and peace talks with columbian rebels. this is an hour. >>> good afternoon. welcome to the national press club. my name is angela keane. i'm a reporter for "bloomberg news" and the 106th president of the national press club. we are the world's leading professional organization...
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their respects to the memory of the late nelson mandela. also on friday, former secretary of state hillary clinton talked about the former south african president's legacy. here is some of what she said. >> we meet on that day after the loss of a giant among us, someone who, by the power of his example, demonstrated that unequivocally how each of us can choose how we will respond to those in justice's and grievances, those sorrows and tragedy's that afflict all of humankind. nelson mandela will be remembered for many things. he will be, certainly, remembered, for no way he led his dignity, as extraordinary understanding , not just tough how to bring democracy and freedom to his beloved south africa, but how important it was that he first brought freedom to himself. as i spent time with him starting in 1992 and tell them just in the last year-and-a-half , i was always struck by the extraordinary depth of his self knowledge, of his awareness about how hard it is to live a life of integrity, of service, but to combine within oneself the contra
their respects to the memory of the late nelson mandela. also on friday, former secretary of state hillary clinton talked about the former south african president's legacy. here is some of what she said. >> we meet on that day after the loss of a giant among us, someone who, by the power of his example, demonstrated that unequivocally how each of us can choose how we will respond to those in justice's and grievances, those sorrows and tragedy's that afflict all of humankind. nelson...
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by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] present obama and ban ki-moon are among the speakers at a memorial in a soccer stadium honoring number south african president nelson mandela. minister david cameron gave a tribute to nelson mandela today. here is what he had to say. nelson mandela was the embodiment of that struggle. he did not see himself as a helpless the dem of history. he wrote it. t the evilver forge of apartheid. separate buses, separate andols, even separate pews church. interracial relationships criminalized. a whole language of segregation to express man's in eumenides demand. nelson mandela's struggle was made even more vital by acts of extreme brutality on the part of the south african authorities. his was a journey that spanned six decades from activism to nearly three decades of incarceration through to negotiations that led to the end of apartheid and his election to the highest office in south africa. it was, as he said, a long walk to freedom. as a prisoner in a cell measuring six feet by eight feet, there must hav
by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] present obama and ban ki-moon are among the speakers at a memorial in a soccer stadium honoring number south african president nelson mandela. minister david cameron gave a tribute to nelson mandela today. here is what he had to say. nelson mandela was the embodiment of that struggle. he did not see himself as a helpless the dem of history. he wrote it. t the evilver forge of apartheid. separate buses,...
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has taken off for south afrika to attend a memorial service for nelson mandela. board w. bush is also a air force one. former president jimmy carter is planning to join the group in johannesburg. george h.w. bush is the only living president will not attend. his spokesman says he's no longer able to travel long distances. they will join dozens of other dignitaries and tens of thousands of mourners at the stadium. nelson mandela will be buried december 15 following a state funeral. back in house is session today. .hey will begin the day at noon legislative work will get here at 2:00. boats -- vote is scheduled today. today washington journal spoke with a capital reporter about what they are planning to work on this week. >> ian swanson, thank you for joining us. a number of reports have put out, we are expecting a deal as early as this week. what will that look like? >> it will not be the grand bargain that has dominated discussions. negotiators are looking at any tax hikes. they're also not looking at significant cuts to medicare, medicaid or social security. ins
has taken off for south afrika to attend a memorial service for nelson mandela. board w. bush is also a air force one. former president jimmy carter is planning to join the group in johannesburg. george h.w. bush is the only living president will not attend. his spokesman says he's no longer able to travel long distances. they will join dozens of other dignitaries and tens of thousands of mourners at the stadium. nelson mandela will be buried december 15 following a state funeral. back in house...
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this legacy was shown briefly in the handshake between president obama and raul castro. that handshake stands with the legacy of nelson mandela of working an negotiating with those with whom you may not agree. as madiba said, reconciliation means working together to correct the legacy of past injustice. he was a peacemaker. president mandela taught us so many lessons from reconciliation and personal perseverance to the true meaning of public service. what he taught us never to give up the fight for justice. i had the privilege to meet mr. mandela many times. his serenity and strength really was larger than life. his legacy will live on forever in how we live our lives in the fight for freedom and the fight for justice in a multiracial society. i hope, finally, just let me say, i hope in ms. honor that we live his legacy and continue our fight to end racism and defend voting right here's in the united states. ay his soul rest in peace. mr. fattah: i thank the gentlelady from california and i want to recognize my colleague from the united states virgin islands, congresswom
this legacy was shown briefly in the handshake between president obama and raul castro. that handshake stands with the legacy of nelson mandela of working an negotiating with those with whom you may not agree. as madiba said, reconciliation means working together to correct the legacy of past injustice. he was a peacemaker. president mandela taught us so many lessons from reconciliation and personal perseverance to the true meaning of public service. what he taught us never to give up the fight...
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a ride on air force one to the nelson mandela funeral. afterwards, during the flight came back and chatted with a reporter longer than he hotted with reporters on air force one probably in his presidency combined. reporters there, off the record, you weren't there. what have you heard about -- or what he said, what did you think of "days of fire"? >> i'm under no obligation. the reports i heard he came back for like 90 minutes of the he actually left at one point. comes back with laura a second time. and without giving anything away that is too specific i think in general he was very relaxed. chitchatting about painting particular. obviously picked up the hobby. we'll see if he paints steve holland some day. you but you know, he was chatting about his life today. he was chatting about his presidency. he was reflecting on some world leaders, things like that. i think, he was asked about the book. he didn't participate in the book. but, and i think he says he hasn't read it. >> very generally what does he think of it? >> i think in general
a ride on air force one to the nelson mandela funeral. afterwards, during the flight came back and chatted with a reporter longer than he hotted with reporters on air force one probably in his presidency combined. reporters there, off the record, you weren't there. what have you heard about -- or what he said, what did you think of "days of fire"? >> i'm under no obligation. the reports i heard he came back for like 90 minutes of the he actually left at one point. comes back...